About us
Contrust is a space for public reasoning that strives to maintain balance in navigating the path forward. It serves as a forum for dialogue, reflection, and critique of global policies across various sectors of life — from economy, health, and environment to culture and international politics.
The name Contrust carries two intertwined meanings: contrast and trust. It reflects a spirit of bringing together differing perspectives within a shared space of confidence — a place where critical ideas and social empathy meet on equal footing.
Through analytical and reflective writings, Contrust invites the public to rekindle awareness: that the world does not change through rhetoric alone, but through the courage to think, to listen, and to understand more deeply. We believe that clear reasoning is the highest form of care for the world’s future.
About the Author
Dijan Soebromo is a veteran journalist deeply engaged in the field of development journalism. Since 1989, he has contributed to major Indonesian media such as Editor, Gatra, Kompas, Republika, Pikiran Rakyat, The Indonesia Times, and The Jakarta Post.
His writings are known for their strong ideas and data-driven depth — consistently aiming to awaken public conscience through reasoning and empathy. As a graduate of the Master’s Program in Development Studies at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) – School of Architecture & Policy Development -- Dijan combines scientific rigor with social sensitivity. His background in Geoscience broadens his perspective on the interconnection between the earth, humanity, science, and the public policies that bind them.
He has also contributed to various development-strengthening programs with international organizations such as UNDP, USAID, AUSAID, JICA, and the World Bank.
Now living peacefully in the green countryside on the outskirts of Bandung with his wife — a medical doctor, devoted to family medicine for the rural community of Nagarawangi, West Java — Dijan continues to write, reflect, and nurture a balance between ideas and universal humanity.
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